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Amid the excitement and satisfaction Phil Emery exuded a day after signing Lamarr Houston as the prize of his free-agent class, the general manager dropped some bread crumbs. The trail leads to the May 8-10 NFL draft, providing an indication of what direction the club will go in its next major phase of trying to improve the roster. Yes, more moves are to be made between now and then, maybe several, but the biggest pieces still to come for the overhaul of the defense and future of the organization will arrive via the draft.

Ellen DeGeneres will go down in history as the first Oscars host to Tweet a group selfie on the job, but she was also acted like she was among friends inside the Dolby Theatre on Sunday night. After last year's disastrous emceeing from Seth MacFarlane (who outraged viewers and Academy members with a song about boobs), DeGeneres followed the Billy Crystal -- and before that, Johnny Carson -- template of staging wholesome hijinks at Hollywood's annual celebration of movies. More relaxed than when she hosted the Oscars seven years ago, DeGeneres was a natural at not only delivering zingers, but also keeping the audience awake throughout the lengthy telecast.

A Minneapolis man is facing felony narcotics charges after about 25 pounds of suspected crystal methamphetamine was discovered in his SUV during a traffic stop in northwest suburban Arlington Heights. Shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, Cook County Sheriff's Police stopped a white 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe on the 200 block of East Algonquin Road for several traffic violations, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. The driver of the SUV, Roberto Ortiz, 22, gave the deputies permission to search the vehicle.

This could be the moment when you discover that the emperor has been without clothes. Certainly, that was the image of the Federal Reserve as transcripts of its meetings in the early days of the 2008 financial crisis were released a few days ago and unveiled the naked truth: Despite the popular belief that the Fed governors can see all when it comes to the economy, those transcripts showed that even economists of the world's most powerful economy...

A former Crystal Lake police officer has been indicted on charges of fraud for allegedly claiming workers' compensation for a wrist injury while he was lifting weights at the police station. Michael Avila, 33, of Crystal Lake, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of workers' compensation fraud, insurance fraud, theft of government property, and theft by deception, authorities said. The charges are felonies punishable by probation or up to seven years in prison. Video surveillance cameras showed Avila lifting weights at the police station in the month following his report of an injury to his wrist while he was assigned to light duty, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance, which conducted the investigation.

To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest known piece of our planet, dating to 4.4 billion years ago. Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience on Sunday, the researchers said the discovery indicates that Earth's crust formed relatively soon after the planet formed and that the little gem...

On January 13th, 24-year-old Crystal Lake native David Howard started a new job kids (and more than few grown-ups) dream about: Master Model Builder at the Legoland Discovery Center in Schaumburg. Howard joins an elite team of master builders all over the world whose job duties include designing official Lego sets and creating giant sculptures at Legoland parks and events. Just Kidding spoke to Howard about his lifelong passion for Legos and his sweet new gig. How does someone become a Master Model Builder?

The 8-year-old boy trapped under a moving float during a Crystal Lake holiday parade had to undergo surgery for a broken leg, but is expected to be OK, police said Saturday. About 7:50 p.m. Friday, the boy's leg became caught in the wheel of a float he was riding on during the far northwest suburb's Festival of Lights parade, Crystal Lake police said in a news release. The wheel broke the boy's femur, which required surgery Saturday, Police Cmdr. Daniel Dziewior , Jr. said.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Biel Crystal Manufactory Ltd, a Hong-Kong based company that makes screens for Apple Inc, is violating workers' rights at its Chinese factories, a Hong Kong rights group alleged in a report. The Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) report said Biel Crystal, which makes iPhone screens, requires its employees to work 11-hour shifts, seven days a week, with only one day off each month. Employees are also often injured and not given reasonable compensation and have to sign blank contracts, the report said.